BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents are being urged to limit their consumption of fish from Lake Maurepas in Livingston and St. John the Baptist parishes where high levels of mercury have been detected.
According to a fish consumption advisory issued by the state departments of Health, Environmental Quality and Wildlife and Fisheries, women of childbearing age and children younger than 7 should not eat more than three meals per month of any of the following fish: bigmouth buffalo, bowfin (choupique, grinnel), flathead catfish and yellow bass.
The same group of consumers should also avoid eating two meals per month of any of these fish: black crappie (sac-a-lait), freshwater drum (gaspergou), largemouth bass and warmouth from Lake Maurepas.
There are no consumption limits of the fish for older adults or children 7 and older, according to the advisory.
Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay
Senate opposition leaves South Carolina energy bill with listless future
There IS a link between women's periods and the moon after all, study finds
First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
Police seeking arrest of Pennsylvania Rep. Kevin Boyle
Former shoemaker admits he had an illegal gambling operation in his Brooklyn shop
Taylor Swift enjoys another loved
Bills' Josh Allen credits receiver Stefon Diggs for being the caliber of QB he is today
Jonathan Bailey linked to lead role in Jurassic World film directed by Gareth Edwards
South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors' strike drags on
China joins int'l IP cooperation initiative to enhance patent prosecution processes